Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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To understand armor both as a military technology and as an art object, it is essential to notice the intricacies of its shape. How do features like articulation and sliding rivets affect mobility? When would you go without such features?

Wade Allen, collector, student, and maker of armor for over 30 years, walks us through examples from his personal collection to point out the aesthetic and functional details of historical Western European gauntlets.

*VIDEO CONTENTS*
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - German Mitten-form Gauntlet (part) c. 1490-1500
04:19 - German Gothic Gauntlet c. 1480-90
06:29 - Russet Mitten Gauntlet c. late 16th century
08:28 - Q&A

*WADE’S WEBSITE: ALLEN ANTIQUES*
european-armour.com/allenIndex.html

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